Synonyms of mettlesome

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mettlesome

adjective

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1

as in animated

having much high-spirited energy and movement

the mettlesome opening dance number got the audience all jazzed up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• animated
• energetic
• lively
• animate
• active
• brisk
• spirited
• bouncing
• vivacious
• cheerful
• enthusiastic
• sprightly
• frisky
• playful
• sparky
• perky
• awake
• peppy
• zippy
• pert
• kinetic
• jaunty
• gay
• springy
• jazzy
• spanking
• vital
• racy
• agile
• snappy
• airy
• eager
• dashing
• bright
• up
• pizazzy
• spry
• dapper
• pizzazzy
• spiffy
• frolicsome
• nimble
• effervescent
• buoyant
• boisterous
• agog
• on the go
• impish
• chirpy
• ebullient
• exuberant
• open-eyed
• chipper
• upbeat
• nervous
• alert
• pixieish
• bubbly
• keen
• sparkly
• wide-awake
• high-spirited
• high-strung
• skittish
• chirrupy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• listless
• languid
• spiritless
• inanimate
• leaden
• lackadaisical
• lifeless
• inactive
• indolent
• dead
• vapid
• limp
• sluggish
• weary
• lazy
• stolid
• lethargic
• torpid
• phlegmatic
• inert
• languishing
• unambitious
• impassive
• sleepy
• tired
• languorous
• irksome
• apathetic
• tedious
• dull
• boring

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• listless
• languid
• spiritless
• inanimate
• leaden
• lackadaisical
• lifeless
• inactive
• indolent
• dead
• vapid
• limp
• sluggish
• weary
• lazy
• stolid
• lethargic
• torpid
• phlegmatic
• inert
• languishing
• unambitious
• impassive
• sleepy
• tired
• languorous
• irksome
• apathetic
• tedious
• dull
• boring

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2

as in spirited

marked by a lively display of strong feeling

a mettlesome debate on the teaching of evolution in the schools

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spirited
• spunky
• fiery
• passionate
• high-spirited
• brisk
• fervent
• peppery
• animated
• vivacious
• ambitious
• aggressive
• feisty
• animate
• sprightly
• gingery
• impassioned
• ardent
• frisky
• sparky
• militant
• energetic
• assertive
• perky
• peppy
• jaunty
• zippy
• bouncy
• kinetic
• pert
• bouncing
• springy
• pushy
• jazzy
• scrappy
• spanking
• emphatic
• in-your-face
• obtrusive
• racy
• vital
• high-pressure
• snappy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spiritless
• leaden
• dull
• bloodless
• lifeless
• halfhearted
• boring
• listless
• languid
• lackadaisical
• inanimate
• sluggish
• dead
• limp
• lethargic
• torpid
• inert
• unaggressive
• sleepy
• tired
• languorous
• unassertive
• unambitious
• nonassertive
• unenterprising
• low-pressure

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• spiritless
• leaden
• dull
• bloodless
• lifeless
• halfhearted
• boring
• listless
• languid
• lackadaisical
• inanimate
• sluggish
• dead
• limp
• lethargic
• torpid
• inert
• unaggressive
• sleepy
• tired
• languorous
• unassertive
• unambitious
• nonassertive
• unenterprising
• low-pressure

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